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<br /> Comprehensive Review of <br /> S olid W aste Collection and Disposal Options <br /> <br /> <br />v2.1 28 10/22/12 <br />Exhibit 2 -12. Recycling Material Quantities by Source, <br />FY 2010 -11 <br />Recycling Program <br />County-Wide <br />Annual <br />Tonnage <br />Town of <br />Chapel Hill <br />Estimated <br />Tonnage <br />Urban Curbside Recycling Collection 1 3,397 2,178 <br />Rural Curbside Collection 1,867 0 <br />Multifamily Collection 2 1,125 628 <br />Drop Off Sites and ConvenienceCenters3 5,107 1,532 <br />Toxics Reduction Improvement Program (TRIP) 4 760 304 <br />Commercial Recycling Collection 5 1,089 871 <br />Commercial Food Waste Recycling 6 1,985 1,588 <br />Government Facilities Recycling 7 143 72 <br />Schools 8 139 78 <br />Total Recycling 15,612 7,250 <br />Notes: <br />1. The Town’s portion of Urban Curbside Collection is proportional to the number of single-family households <br />and duplexes served (11,800 in the Town out of 18,400 county-wide). <br />2. The Town’s portion of Multi-Family Collection is proportional to the number of multi-family units served <br />(9,115 in the Town out of 16,345 county-wide). <br />3. The Town’s portion of material from Drop-Off Sites and Convenience Centers is proportional to the number <br />of sites located in the Town (3 in the Town out of 10 county-wide). <br />4. The Town’s portion of material from TRIP is proportional to the number of households (22,254 in the Town <br />out of 55,597 county-wide). <br />5. The Town’s portion of material from Commercial Recycling Collection is proportional to the number of <br />commercial customers (about 80%). <br />6. The Town’s portion of material from Commercial Food Waste Recycling is proportional to the number of <br />customers that utilize the program (about 80%). <br />7. The Town’s portion of material from Government Facilities Recycling is proportional to the size of local <br />government (about 50%). <br />8. The Chapel Hill Carrboro City School’s portion of material from schools collection program is proportional <br />to the number of schools (19 in the district out of 34 county-wide). This tonnage does not include cardboard <br />collection that occurs at the school. That is included in the drop-off site tonnage as part of overall fiber as it <br />is collected on those routes. <br /> <br />Exhibit 2 -13. Recyc ling Mat erial Quantities by Commodity, <br />FY 2010 -11 <br />Material <br />FY 2011/12 <br />Tonnage <br />All Paper (includes newspaper, phonebooks, glossy magazines, <br />and mixed paper) <br />5,329 <br />Corrugated Cardboard 1,464 <br />Commingled Bottles/Jars/Cans 5,854 <br />Non-Bottle #2 and #5 Rigid Plastics 146 <br />Toxics Reduction Improvement Program (includes hazardous <br />waste, motor oil, filters, batteries and electronics) <br />760 <br />Food Waste and Animal Bedding 1,985 <br />Total Recycled 15,538* <br />Notes: <br />1. The difference in total tonnage between Exhibit 2-12 and 2-13 is due to discarding some <br />incoming materials that could not be sold. <br />2. After July 1, 2012, the paper and commingled bottles and cans are being sold as single <br />stream material.